Aidan Battle kicking great for the 6-2-1 Washburn Ichabods

Aidan Battle and the Washburn Ichabods just secured their first winning season on the gridiron since 2022, with a 55-40 win over Missouri Western on Saturday. 

Battle, the senior kicker, from Atchison High School, has been a reliable special team player the last two years. This season, Battle is 8/11 on field goal attempts, including going 3/3 against Pitt State in a 16-9 win. Battle was named the MIAA Special Teams player of the week after that performance. Battle is also 32/33 on the season on extra points, with the lone miss being blocked. 

This is Battle's second season in Topeka, after starting his college career at Butler County Community College. Last year, Battle was 9/14 on field goal attempts, including making one from 51 yards. He was also 26/27 on extra points. 

In his prep career at Atchison, Battle played reciever as well, catching 17 passes for 220 yards and four touchdowns. Defensively, he had 14 career tackles, and was the kicker and punter, averaging 49 yards per kickoff and 33 yards per punt. He was 122/127 on extra points in high school, while being 7/12 on field goals.